Suprised this doesnt happen more often around the U.S. with all the large animals trainers are coming into contact with on a daily basis. If you kept me locked up for 8years i'd probably snap also. I will say when I do go to a park im totally mezmorized with the lions, tigers, whales, dolphins etc.. its really great to see them up close in action but this is the darker side.

I heard this wasnt the first incident with this whale. My local news said it was responsible for the death of one of its trainers in 91 and also the death of a guy that snuck into the park in 99. It's kind of surprising that they would keep the whale in captivity after these accidents.

Brett - I don't think it's that particular whale that is on the "prowl". More coincidence maybe that these unfortunate people have ended up in his pond. I bet all the others would behave the same way if given the chance. I think it is so cruel to keep these gigantic creatures in such a confined space anyway.

My landlord works at Seaworld. I am going to find out all the details if I can.

Chris, I completely agree with you. Sadly, I don't find it surprising at all that these kinds of accidents happen. You cant train these animals to forget the natural behaviors they are born with, and keeping them confined will more than likely cause them to eventually lash out.

I was at Seaworld last August and was amazed by the shear size of those Killer whales. I thought the show they put on was incredible and my hats off to all those wonderful people who help train those massive beasts.

I guess these types of accidents are part of the business, I mean they are wild animals and unpredictable.